{"product_id":"9781472831590","title":"Sink the Tirpitz 1942–44 : The RAF and Fleet Air Arm duel with Germany's mighty battleship","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eSink the Tirpitz 1942–44\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Angus Konstam\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe story of the high-stakes air campaign to sink the battleship \u003ci\u003eTirpitz\u003c\/i\u003e in her Norwegian lair, when a single bomb could end her threat to the Arctic Convoys and alter the war. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the story of an air campaign in which each bomb could dramatically influence the course of the war.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn January 1942, the powerful German battleship \u003ci\u003eTirpitz \u003c\/i\u003esailed into her new base in a Norwegian fjord, within easy reach of the Arctic Convoys. Her destruction suddenly became a top Allied priority. But sinking a modern and formidably armed battleship was no easy task, especially when she lay secure in a remote, mountainous fjord, protected by anti-torpedo nets, radar, flak guns and smoke generators.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book charts the full, complex story of the air war against \u003ci\u003eTirpitz\u003c\/i\u003e, from the Fleet Air Arm’s failed torpedo attack at sea, the RAF’s early Halifax raids, and the carrier-borne Barracuda airstrikes of Operations \u003ci\u003eMascot\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTungsten\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGoodwood\u003c\/i\u003e, to the three Tallboy attacks that finally crippled and sank her. With detailed maps and diagrams, it explains the aircraft and ordnance the British had to work with, the evolving strategic situation, and why the task was so difficult.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\"This Air Campaign installment provides great basis for further study of Tirpitz attacks.\" - \u003ci\u003eCybermodeler Online\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781472831590\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Osprey Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40698410238158,"sku":"9781472831590","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_3efbd80c-4035-4f33-b3a6-11aaf57d94aa.jpg?v=1640491385","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781472831590","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}